Happy Fall

I didnt paint today. Instead I got to take care of this little pumpkin :-) (my niece, dressed in my sons old coat)

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"Carpets Edge", oil on masonite

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Can you tell I think this guy is attractive? We have 6 cats now. The latest stray comes home from the vet tomorrow. He's quite the scrapper so it will be an interesting introduction. You won't see him here. He's not very cute.

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Football O' Lantern

6x6" oil on masonite

Happy Halloween!! This is our football jack o' lantern that sits on top of our tv for the season. :-)

flashy, bad photo, Ive got major computer troubles so posting may be sporadic until I get things worked out. Still painting though! and ooooh new studio space soon...hooray!!!

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"Judgement Day", oil on masonite, 6x12"

These women had all actually been surfing prior to this image. I was amazed at the variety of folks out participating.

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This is my wonderful husband, Ross and I "behind bars" at the Halloween gig.

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There are few things I get a bigger kick out of than Halloween. We went to a Western Ghost Town Party

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A Colorful Crowd 3

6x6" oil on masonite

These are the other 2. the one below is bigger - 9x12 I think, and I'm still working on it. Out of the 4 I'm happiest with 1 the most, then 4.

Busy sports weekend around here...all good and its not over yet. Go Sox!!!

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"Distant Shores", oil on masonite, 5x5"

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Following Change

6x6" oil on masonite
When I painted this the David Bowie song "Changes" was on and its been stuck in my head ever since. "ch ch ch ch changes, turn and face the strange...." Its so perfect for this time of year with all the leaves and weird Halloween stuff.
I forgot how fun these 'jar' paintings are to paint. I did 4!! And I like to paint them 'backwards'. meaning ; I paint the background first, its all about the negative space between the sticks and leaves. then I do the rest saving the white highlights for last.

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A Colorful Crowd 2

6x8" oil on masonite panel

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"Supplies", oil on masonite

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This little guy was so earnest in his attempts to transport water to his castle building area.

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Options- daily painting,children,beach

Options
6x6" oil on masonite panel
this is my new favorite beach painting. love his hair.
*edit* forgot to say: GO RED SOX !!!

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"The Triangle", oil on masonite, 7x7"

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The Miracle Suit

The Miracle Suit
6x6" oil on masonite panel
If there are 'rules' for painting, one of has to be 'paint what you know'. Well, as a 41 yr. old mother of 3...I'm familiar with the Miracle Suit ;-)

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"The Forum", oil on masonite, 6x6"

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This family was shocking. Somehow they managed to keep these two little darlings out of the water.

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Summer One : floral, daily painting

Summer One
6x8" oil on masonite panel
I STILL have a few zinnias left!!! Where is the fall weather I love??? It was reeeally nice out today....for August.

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"Bringing Up The Rear", oil on masonite, 6x6" SOLD

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I swear, about every 4th dog I saw at the beach was this little white variety. This guys name was George and he was very adorable.

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"Strollin",oil on masonite, 6x6"

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This little guy was so cute. It was like he owned the water.

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Board Buddies, daily painting,children, beach

Board Buddies sold
6x6" oil on masonite panel
I was told that for bloggers its good to put lots of keywords in the title because that is how Google works...SO thats the reason for the wordyness. My daily painting has been a bit sporadic lately. next week will be better, loads of paintings are spinning around my head just waiting to come out! More children at the beach - of course but a few other surprises as well. stay tuned. happy weekend all!

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Gearing Up, daily painting, children, street scene

Gearing Up

6x6" oil on masonite panel sold

Another from my Street Scene series with children. This little girl was 'gearing up' to go rollerblading, but I also love her little top and sense of style; kinda gearing up to be a 'tween' soon.
The dappled light on the street was fun to paint but my favortie part is her ponytail. --which is often my favorite part, kinda like adding the bright highlight on glass in a still life...those are the fun things for me - that and coming up with the composition. - I LOVE that part :-)

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"Mass Confusion", oil on masonite, 4x10"

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This is the most disjointed I've ever seen the cows.

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Puddle Path 3, plein air daily painting

Puddle Path #3

6x8" oil on Masonite panel

The puddle path again. What can I say, its a favorite spot for plein air painting :-). No people this time, just one lone Quahoger. (thats a clammer for those not from RI)

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"Best Seller", oil on masonite, 5x5"

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This is one of the few beach goers that wasn't surfing. I can't imagine wasting precious beach time laying down to read.

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"The Bathes", oil on masonite

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I had the best time watching all the birds on the beach during my trip to Oregon. They each possessed their own personalities.

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Autumn in the Cove : plein air daily painting

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6x6" oil on masonite
Another Plein air today...how could I resist with this gorgeous weather. This time I went to the cove in the morning. Painted on a red ground this time, it just makes the blues and greens pop

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October Light,daily painting plein air at the beach

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sortof in a painting funk lately. Today, feeling a bit run down,and not wanting to paint at all, I decided to take my dog for a walk at one of my favorite painting spots and see if the mood strikes. A plein air at the beach on a gorgeous October day is surely a cure for the painting blues! The beach grasses that were all green a month or so ago, now are yellow,orange, sienna,ruby red and even lavender! My dog thinks this is definately how we should spend our days.
I cant decide which of these pictures captures the painting better so I am posting both until I decide.

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"Last Dance", oil on masonite, 6x12" SOLD

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"Pie Eye", oil on masonite, 4x4"

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I have yet to figure out why the cows all come to the fence when a human is there. They stare right at you as if there was some unknown expectation.

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Beach Bums

6x6" oil on masonite sold
OK - this is from a few weeks ago. I did paint today - 3 still lifes actually - but since I havent painted in ...well, 6 days (gasp!) ... I'm alittle rusty. Its been a busy week aand now its the weekend again! how did that happen? anyway, still diggin the beach scenes, this one is another quick loose one. I'ld really like to do a whole series of bigger beach scenes...maybe soon. got a few commissions to tend to as well.

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"Junior", oil on masonite

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"Beauties At The Beach", oil on masonite, 6x6"

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These two women were at the beach a lot of the time we were. They just seemed to motate form one spot to another, either to sit or lay down. I was intrigued!

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Accepted!!!

NFS--(from me, but it is available at the gallery)
*edit* you can vote here. you just have to register first then click on records 136-150 to get to my painting. ***
WOW. My painting got accepted into the Greenwich Workshop Gallery's new exhibition SmallWorks North America. On a whim this past summer, after reading about it on another artists blog, I decided 'what did I have to lose' so I entered a couple of my little daily paintings. Last week the email came that said "Fledgling" was accepted! (oops, I sold it! - luckily I sold it to my good friend and the little boys Mom and she graciously agreed to give it back. I thanked her with exchanging it with "Street Fall"). So today I mailed it in and it is on their website!! I am sooo thrilled to be a part of this, it really showcases some of the nations topnotch artists. It is an honor to be included amongst them. 900+ paintings were submitted and I think about 200 were chosen. Now you can go on the site and register as a collector and vote for your favorites. Not only are there cash prizes for the top few but also the top 40 will be asked to be a part of their 2008 catalogue. So, check it out, you wont be dissapointed, and cast a GOLD vote for "Fledgling" !!!
heres my original post about this painting from June

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"Ageless Anticipation", oil on masonite, 6x6"

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During my recent visit to the ocean I was amazed at how popular surfing is in the Pacific NW. Having grown up in Southern California it seemed an unlikely location. I think this guy must have migrated about the same time I did.

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RISD alumni sale

Taking the day off from painting today. After being at the sale all day on Sat. and then helping run the snackbar at our PopWarner football games all day on Sun., I really need to catch up on some housework...maybe even some Halloween decorating since it is finally starting to feel like fall around here.


Wish I had more pictures from the sale, there really was some neat stuff this year, and I found out yesterday that my friend Debra Mann Morton and her jazz trio provided the entertainment and I didnt get a chance to go and enjoy that!

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Untitled

8x8" oil on masonite sold
I am soooo tired from a great day at the RISD sale ---thanks to all who bought a painting or print or stopped by to say Hi--- right now, I am so wiped I cant even think of a title for this painting. Any suggestions?

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Bounty

6x6" oil on masonite
In spite of having a million things to do today to get ready for the RISD sale tomorrow, I decided that these HAD to be painted. Zinnias. Love them. I bought them to put on my table tomorrow and painted them quickly with 1 flat brush and actually I like the result. fun.
Happy Long Weekend!

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Street Fall

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It actually FEELS like summer today, but I am done with summer weather! So, in denial, I painted Autumn today. Besides the people doing their thing at the beach, people doing their thing on the street is a favorite subject matter. This one, is a sortof 'chicken or egg' scene. Not sure wether he fell off his bike and then noticed the interesting leaves OR did he notice the leaves and thats why he fell off the bike? No matter, as a mom of boys, this image speaks to me. Its what little boys do ---they ride and fall off bikes, they wear striped shirts and jeans and boots. They love their boots. They think helmets with flames on them are the coolest things ever. They are curious and busy and loud and get dirty. Little boys rock!

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My Postcards are In!!!

Hooray, my new postcards arrived! Aren't they cool? They are 4x6 with cool rounded corners, with title etc. in the upper left corner on the back. I picked "the Daily Habit" from my beach series and "Street Art" from my street scenes series, both favorites of mine. My brother Dave Gonville and my sister-in-law Maeve Donahue, both great artists themselves and webdesigners(www.namistudios.com) helped me out with them as they are waaay better with computer design stuff than me! Anyway, the postcards look great and guess what? You get one when you buy a painting. A small token of gratitude for all my great customers- Thank You!

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Digging the Beach

6x8" oil on masonite

Another oil painting of children at the beach. I just cant seem to stop. This one I really like because it is painterly and I like the colors. And its got one of those great shadows I just love to paint. Speaking of colors, my 'go-to' colors are naples yellow, cerulean blue,french ultra marine and cad red light. I paint with them most often. Maybe tomorrow I should try a different palette and subject matter, maybe not :-).
So what are your favorite colors to paint with? Maybe I'll get inspired to try something new.

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"Treasure Hunt", oil on masonite, 6x6"SOLD

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I watched these women for quite a spell. All I could think was "I hope they're wearing sunscreen!"

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The Mother Load

9x12" oil on panel --$240.00


This image has been on my mind to paint for a few weeks now, finally had time this past weekend to get it down in paint. this is bigger than my usuals and on a thicker board with a groove in the back for easy hanging.

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"Gossip", oil on masonite 6x6.5"

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On a recent "surprise" trip my husband took me on we stayed at Canon Beach, Oregon. Every morning was new cast of characters, strolling along, soaking in the last remains of summer.

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Moms Time Out

6x8" oil on masonite panel sold
October at last. To celebrate my favorite month, I've decided to paint/post everyday. If I tell you all about it then I'll do it, if not life gets in the way.

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